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The claws are out
News that Zion Wildlife Park has been placed in receivership has revived hopes that the Lion Man could return to rescue the big cats. As Geoff Cumming reports, that may not be in the animals' best interests.
Zion moves to save park's big cats
A court injunction is being drafted to save the big cats at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens, after receivers moved in to take control of the Northland park today, the current operator says.
Western Australia: Giant appetite
Ahead of a trip to Western Australia, Pamela Wade worries about being swallowed up by the world's biggest fish.
Rogue bull tosses farmer 2m into air
A farmer was recovering in hospital last night after being charged at by a bull which threw him almost two metres into the air.
Dog attack victim 'in good spirits'
A "happy-go-lucky little boy" who suffered severe head, face and arm injuries when he was mauled...
South Africa: Cheers, big ears
Joelle Thomson ventures to Africa to party with elephants feasting on marula fruit.
Dogs destroyed after boy, 6, savaged
Two dogs who savaged a six-year-old at Ruatoria yesterday belonged to a police officer who had travelled to Gisborne for court duty.